As per details, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) filed a petition for monthly fuel price adjustments for February. According to the CPPA, a total of 6.495 billion units of electricity were generated in February, while 6.666 billion units were supplied to power companies. The cost of electricity per unit was Rs 8.22, with a […]
Tests conducted on water samples from 50 union councils in the city revealed that 95% of them were contaminated with the deadly Naegleria parasite. Experts have attributed the alarming spread of Naegleria to the unauthorized extraction and sale of underground water, which is supplied through unregistered water tankers. More than half of Karachi’s population relies […]
The recommendations have been forwarded to a special committee for review, while the final announcement will be made by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who is chairman of the special committee for medical education. According to the proposals shared by the sources, the minimum annual fee for private medical colleges is recommended at Rs1.8 million, […]
Armed robbers plundered over 30 million rupees from a cash van of the Bank of Punjab in the Hashtnagri area of Peshawar on Monday. Reacting to the incident, the police responded promptly and the prime accused Fazal Wahab, the driver. According to SSP Operations, Masood Bangash, the driver, Fazal Wahab, had orchestrated the entire heist, […]
According to the report, over 1 billion people in developing countries, including Pakistan, remain unbanked. In Pakistan, only 21% of adults have a bank or mobile money account. The ADB report states that many people rely on informal networks for financial transactions and that women’s access to banking services is half that of men. However, […]
Brent crude futures were up 1 cent at $73.01 a barrel by 0424 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 1 cent to $69.10. Both benchmarks gained more than 1% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on countries importing oil and gas from Venezuela. Oil is Venezuela’s main export and […]
Cases of the disease in mammals have mostly been detected in the Americas and Europe. Sheep were added to the list on Monday with the UK government announcing a first case had been detected at a farm in northern England. Some of the mammals such as dairy cows and sheep are farmed and so interact […]
Democratic lawmakers swiftly blasted the misstep, saying it was a breach of US national security and a violation of law that must be investigated by Congress. The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said in a report on Monday that he was unexpectedly invited on March 13 to an encrypted chat group on the Signal messaging app […]
The proposal, made last week, follows an escalation in violence after Israel resumed air and ground operations against Hamas on March 18, ending two months of relative calm after 15 months of war. Gaza health officials said Israeli airstrikes and shelling have killed nearly 700 Palestinians since then, including at least 400 women and children. […]
The E-Fine system, initially launched in Peshawar, Abbottabad, Dera Ismail Khan, and Swat, has shown promising results. In Peshawar, 4,201 out of 4,219 challans have been paid under the E-Fine system, while in Dera Ismail Khan and Swat, 36 and 875 challans have been paid, respectively. In Abbottabad, 282 out of 289 challans have been […]
